THE PATRICIAN CARRYING BUSTS
The Patrician and His Busts Date: End 1st Century BC – Beginning 1st Century AD Height: 1.65m - life size? Material: Marble Style: Verism / Veristic What influenced this style? Hellenistic (Greek) sculpting techniques. Historical Background
Subject Matter - The Patrician and His Busts 1. Patrician Carrying Busts A scar in the neck of the main figure shows the head is not original The head of the ancestor in the left hand is in the style of 50BC, therefore thought to be his Grandfather. The ancestor in the patrician’s right hand is possibly his father, as the bust is in the style of ca.40-30BC The number of busts carried signifies the length of time the family have been Patricians – only they could have busts made
The Veristic Style Verism is shown in all 3 figures: Baldness - ‘father’s’ hair is brushed forward. Sunken Cheeks Sizable Ears Bulbous nose Bags under eyes. Wrinkles Thin lips
Drapery Highlight: Irregular Folds in toga Leg visible through toga Natural fall of cloth from body Thickness/quality of material shown by heavy folds
Other stuff Mood? Toga? Date palm?
OTHER PATRICIANS